Arizona’s economy is closely tied to international trade, particularly with Mexico and Canada. While tariffs could generate revenue for the U.S. government, they may also lead to inflation and economic slowdown. The long-term impact of tariffs on U.S. manufacturing remains uncertain. Tariffs and trade have dominated headlines in recent days, with President Trump slapping import…
BEIJING — China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that could avoid a deepening conflict. Beijing will challenge President Donald Trump’s tariff at the World Trade Organization — a symbolic gesture — and take unspecified “countermeasures” in response to…
Producing pennies cost taxpayers more than it’s worth, with each penny costing 3.7 cents to make in 2024. The rising cost of metals like zinc and copper contributed to the increased production cost. Other countries, such as Canada and Australia, have successfully eliminated their lowest denomination coins. The newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)…
Two of the state attorneys general suing to block President Donald Trump‘s attempt to end birthright citizenship told USA TODAY they fear the order will erase funding for children’s health care and education. Eighteen Democratic state attorneys general sued together in a Massachusetts federal court Tuesday, led by the state attorneys general for New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California….
New York could become the latest state to bar students from using cell phones during school under a new statewide mandate Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed on Tuesday, Jan. 21 as part of her $252 billion budget plans. Her proposal would require school districts to set policies to ban student phone use in buildings or on…
A group of Republican attorneys general have lost their bid for a temporary injunction that would have blocked the federal government from imposing new staffing level requirements on nursing homes. Last year, the Biden administration approved new staffing requirements for nursing homes that collect taxpayer money through Medicaid and Medicare. The rules, which are to…
WASHINGTON − The White House is urging the Federal Communications Commission to crack down on U.S. telecom providers after at least nine were breached in a massive Chinese hacking and spying campaign that targeted senior government officials. Voluntary compliance with cybersecurity practices are inadequate to protect against hacking from foreign actors, the White House’s deputy…
WASHINGTON − The State Department’s Global Engagement Center, the highly touted nerve center for coordinating U.S. efforts to counter foreign disinformation – especially by Russia and China – shut down this week after becoming a lightning rod for conservative criticism. The mission of the GEC, as it is commonly known, was to “direct, lead, synchronize,…
The University of Delaware has agreed to pay more than $700,000 to resolve claims that it failed to disclose a professor’s “affiliations with and support from” the Chinese government when seeking federal funds for research, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The settlement announced Monday ties to a NASA grant issued back in 2020….
Despite stubbornly high inflation recently and a sturdy economy and job market, the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates this week for the third straight meeting. What gives? Some economists say Fed officials could be making a blunder that risks reigniting inflation and undercutting their pledge to rely on the latest data when…